Metallic rail tie and fastener.



I. BRADAE.

METALLIC RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.9,1914.

1,137,738., Patented May 4:, 1915.

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IVAN BRAD'A, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 01? ONE-THIRD T0 STEVE RAJ KI AND ONE- THIRD T0 PAUL VARGA, OF AKRON, OHIO.

METALLIC RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 9, 191 Serial no. 876,215.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known, that I, IVAN BRA AG, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Rail Ties and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to metallic rail ties and fasteners and has for its object to provide means, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for supporting track rails, as well as securing them in position, without the employment of nuts and bolts, at the same time providing for the necessary contraction and expansion, due to climatic influences.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a combined rail tie and fastener which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, eflicient, and convenient in its use, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rail way track showing the adaptation thereto of a combined rail tie and fastener in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes a track inculding the rails 2, 3, and 4 denotes a track including the rails 5, 6. Continuous with the rails 3 is a switch rail 7 and continuous with the rail 5 is a switch rail 8.

The reference character 9 denotes a track including rails 10, 11, the former being an extension of the rail 2 and the latter an extension of the rail 6. The switch rail 8 associates with the rail 10 and the switch rail 7 associates with the rail 11. The rails 3 and 5 merge into each other as at 12 to provide a point 13. The bases of the rails 7, 8 are formed integral with the bases of the rails 3 and 5. 7

The rails 1 to 11 are supported by ties 14,

15, 16 and 1 7. The tie 14 supports the forward portion of the rails 1 and 6. The tie 15 supports the rails 1 and 7, 8 and 6; the tie 16 supports the rails 1, 7, 8 and 6; and the tie 17 supports the rails 1, 3, 5 and 6. Each of the ties 14 to 17 is formed of two sections, a lower supporting section 18 and an upper retaining section 19.

When the section 18 is employed to support two track rails, it is provided near each end with a seat 20. If the section 18 is employed to support track rails between the seats 20, additional seats are provided at the desired point. The seat 20 is of a width proximately half the width of the base 21 of the track rails. The remaining portion of the base is supported by the section 19, the latter having a seat 22.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, seats 20, 22, provided in the sections 18, 19 are illustrated and should it be desired for the tie to support the bases of the track rails, at points intermediate the seats 20 of the section 18, the latter and the section 19 are provided with additional seats constructed and arranged as illustrated in Fig. 2 with respect to the seats 20 and 22.

The section 18 is formed with a plurality of dove-tailed grooves 23 and dove-tailed tongues 24:, said grooves and tongues being slightly wedge-shaped, and the section 19 is provided with a series of dove-tailed grooves 25 and dove-tailed tongues 26. The grooves 23 to receive the tongues 24 of the sec tion 18 and the grooves 25 receive the tongues 26 of the section 19. The tongues 24 and 26 have wedging engagement in the sections. When the seats 20, 22, are provided in the sections 18, 19, the said sec tions are under-cut, as at 27 so they will over-lap the base 21 as illustrated in Fig. 2. The ends of the rails 7, 8 overlap the ties 14: and 16. If desired any suitable means can be employed to prevent the shifting of the section 19 with respect to the section 18 when the, sections are coupled to the said grooves.

What I claim is A metallic tie and rail fastener comprising a rectangular body portion formed of a supporting section provided with dove-tail tongues and dove-tail grooves and further Patented May 4;, 1915'.

therein,-the portions of the tongues adjacent said seats'being adapted to overlap the rail, base and said tongues and grooves being" slightly wedge sh'aped.

a In 'testimony whereof I aflix my signature 15 inthe presence of two witnesses.

IVAN BR AG having seats therein adjoining certain-0t said grooves, and a fastener section also having dove-tail tongues and dove-tail grooves alining with and engaging respectively with the grooves and tongues of the supporting section, whereby to couple said sectionstogether, said fastener section also-s including a plurality of seats in certain of the tongues alining with the seatsmf the" supporting sections to receive a rail base Witnesses: p

RUDOLPH KARATSOEIYI, G120. J. BISOTAN.

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